Charles R. Brown | Chairman and CEO | CRB Realty Associates, Inc.
Charles Brown resides in Duluth, Georgia, just north of Atlanta. He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a B.S. degree in Building Construction from the College of Architecture. He practiced architecture for a short time before entering the commercial real estate field in Atlanta. Since that time, Charles has been involved in various phases of the Real Estate profession, which includes brokerage, consulting and marketing, not only in the Southeast, but also nationally and internationally.
Mr. Brown, Chairman of CRB Realty Associates, has recently retired from the Atlantic Station development where he served as President and Vice Chairman. Atlantic Station is a 15 million square foot live, work play mixed-use community in Midtown Atlanta. CRB Realty is a general services real estate firm specializing in development and consulting for third parties.
His experience includes management, marketing and development of commercial, office, industrial and residential properties. He has served as an officer in the four firms with which he has been associated. Just prior to joining Technology Park/Atlanta, he was the Director of Marketing and Project Manager for one of the South’s largest multi-use complexes, Atlanta Center - a 2,000,000 square-foot Hilton Hotel, Trust Company Bank, office, shopping project in the central business district of Atlanta. Charles was involved in the design, development and occupancy of not only the largest, but one of the first data centers in the Southeast.
Three of Mr. Brown’s most notable developments are Technology Park/Atlanta, a 600-acre office park in Peachtree Corners just north of Atlanta, John’s Creek in North Fulton County, and Lenox Park located in Buckhead. Technology Park/Atlanta and John’s Creek are business parks designed and operated for technically oriented industries, and combines office, lab and light manufacturing in a low-density environment. Lenox Park is a multi-use urban development capturing a park atmosphere, constructed on an old golf course, and connected directly to the Lenox MARTA Station.
Technology Park/Atlanta was selected for the Governor’s Award for its contribution to community economic development. John’s Creek was honored by the FIABCI Prix d’ Excellence for Best Office/Industrial Property in the world. Lenox Park won the Design of the Year Award in 1989 from NAIOP.
Mr. Brown is married to Brenda Jones Brown, who is an accomplished pianist and organist. They have two sons, Jeff and Scott. Charles and his sons are avid golfers. He has been involved with junior golf for several years, and was the Chairman of the 1982 Junior World Cup Tournament that was held in Atlanta. He also serves on the board of the GA Tech Golf Committee.
Charles and his family are members of Dunwoody United Methodist Church, where he is past Chairman of the Administrative Board and Building Committee.
He is involved in community service and activities. He has served as Gwinnett County’s representative on the MARTA Board of Directors, as well as an at large member on the State Board of Technical and Adult Education. Mr. Brown is or has been affiliated with the following organizations:
Georgia Tech Foundation (past President)
Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce (past Chairman)
Georgia Chamber of Commerce (past Chairman)
Vice Chairman of the Governor’s Development Council
Chairman of The Atlanta Boy Choir
Atlanta Athletic Club (former board member).
Olmsted Linear Park Alliance
Forward Atlanta Campaign
Recipient of 2004 Atlanta Business Chronicle “Visionary Award”
Recipient of 2005 “Button Gwinnett Award”
Atlanta Chamber’s “Dream Team”
Midtown Alliance
Centennial Olympic Park Area, Inc.
Woodruff Arts Alliance
Scott C. Brown | President | CRB Realty Associates, Inc.
| 2002 – Present | President – CRB Realty Associates – Scott became in charge of company operations and project acquisition. |
| 1998 – 2002 | Vice President – CRB Realty Associates – Scott handled the overall marketing for the SouthTrust office building at Atlantic Station. Scott was responsible for leasing over 400,000 r.s.f. of office space in the new building. |
| 1997 – 1999 | Senior Associate – Seefried Properties – While at Seefried, Scott was involved in over 3 million square feet of Industrial development and over 4 million square feet of leasing. |
| 1993 – 1996 | Industrial Broker – CARTER and Associates – In six years at CARTER, Scott was involved in over $130,000,000 volume of lease and sale transactions. |
| Education | Furman University - 1988 – 1992; B.A. Business Administration |
| Civic Involvement | Board of Directors for CASA Board of Directors for the Atlanta Zoo Board of Directors for Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors from 2000 – 2004 2001 Chairman of the Young Council of the Atlanta Board of Realtors Woodruff Arts Fundraising Campaign member 2004 and 2005 Active Fuman Alumni Member of Saint Philips Episcopal Church in Atlanta |
| Interests | Golf Running Licensed Helicopter pilot |
| Family | Married to Karen Mariea Thomas in 2000 2 daughters, Sibley, 5 years old and Caroline, 2 years old 1 son, Thomas, 3 year old |
The guiding philosophy of CRB Realty organization is the three pronged:
- the creation of value through the design and development of real estate;
- the establishment and retention of clientele with creative design, practical solutions and service to the client;
- to conduct our affairs and practice our profession with fairness and the highest level of integrity.
